set by Xenia‚ there would be severe penalties dealt by Zeus and also by society (Wikipedia). In The Odyssey‚ Xenia is a theme which is shown repeatedly throughout the book: Nestor and Menelaos take in Telemakhos warmly as a guest and Eumaios plays an excellent host to Odysseus‚ while Odysseus is disguised as a wandering beggar. It is no accident that Xenia is such an important theme in The Odyssey‚ as it helps Homer present which characters he wanted to be “good.” Of course‚ the same can be said
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situations that occur in "The Odyssey‚" written by Homer‚ which can be compared and contrasted to real life situations. Penelope’s love and strong devotion to her husband for the twenty years he was gone‚ and thought to be dead‚ is one of those situations. There are many real life situations that can be compared and contrasted to this situation‚ one situation could be when a soldier in the armed services takes off to war and does not return for several months to years‚ or in some cases missing in
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Penelope‚ Loyal Wife of Lord Odysseus While Penelope is not the principal character in Homer’s The Odyssey‚ Odysseus’ perception of her is optimal. The relationship between them is not based on loyalty‚ we‚ the audience‚ have the privilege to understand his genuine feelings towards her. Throughout Odysseus’ journey‚ Homer assures us that he loves Penelope regardless of the fact that he has his episodes of infidelity. Homer also insinuates that Odysseus‚ although maybe not immediately‚ acknowledges
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Vengeance in The Odyssey In the Odyssey‚ vengeance is one of the most important themes‚ as it is why almost all the conflict in the story happens. First‚ Poseidon constantly upbraids Odysseus for blinding his son‚ Polyphemus‚ by making his journey home extremely difficult. Also‚ Telemachus and Odysseus need to get revenge on the suitors for disrupting their family. Lastly‚ Odysseus tells Penelope “to stay quietly in her chambers since the angry kin of the suitors will be vengeful” (Nardo‚ 100)
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In the story the odyssey‚ odysseus is faced with two challenges one is that he has to go through this really dangerous part of the water or he can take a easier way and lose some men. In the story I think that he has two choices that he has to make have to do with his real life. When the goddess is telling him the ways he can go she gives him a super deadly way to go that nobody ever lives through or he can go an easier way but he might lose some men and his ship. Odysseus asks her how to save his
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How does Tennyson tell the story of ’Godiva’? In the poem ’Godiva’ Alfred Lord Tennyson employs another famous mythological legend and transforms it into a story of his own. it is a narrative poem written from the perspective of an omniscient narrator whereby Tennyson has introduced political and economical aspects of Victorian society‚ the time in which the poem was written. The poem is written in verse paragraphs
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defined by wits‚ beauty‚ or bad deeds. In The Odyssey women were not in the background. On the contrary‚ women were powerful. They charmed and controlled men‚ provided wisdom‚ and took care of them. The Odyssey appears to be strongly female based. Penelope is the wife of Odysseus who is the king of Ithaca. When Odysseus is called off to the Trojan War Penelope shows great faithfulness and wit. She stays faithful to her husband and waits for him for twenty years. This shows strong internal will and love
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Odysseus’s 20-year long Journey When you set out for Ithaca‚ pray that your road’s a long one‚ full of adventure‚ full of discovery. In Homer’s epic poem‚ “The Odyssey”‚ ten years have passed since the fall of Troy‚ and the Greek hero Odysseus still has not returned to his kingdom in Ithaca‚ many believe he is dead. It takes Odysseus 20 years to return home after he left Ithaca for the war. It takes Odysseus 10 years to return home after the 10 year long Trojan war. During these 10 years‚ Odysseus
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person doesn’t learn anything new or doesn’t get affected by the experience. Journeys matter more than the destination when the journey transform the traveler more than the destination. In the odyssey‚ by homer‚ Odysseus leaves his home on Ithaca to go on a voyage to win the battle against troy. After 10 years of fighting Odysseus finally wins but now he has to get home which proves to be a challenge because Odysseus finds more hardships on the way home. When Odysseus goes to the land of the dead
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Telemachus‚ son of Odysseus is a main character in the book the Odyssey. Throughout books 1-4 Telemachus begins to discover who he is. Not having a father as a child severely affects Telemachus. He becomes a timid‚ shy boy who is pampered by his mother. Although Telemachus is the son of a world-famous father‚ it does not help him in anyway. In the beginning‚ when the suitors are eating away Telemachus’ fortune‚ all he does is whine. It is not until Telemachus receives divine attention that he matures
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